A Pass and a Prayer (Chip Hilton Sports Series #5) [Paperback]

Clair Bee (Author), Bob Knight (Author), John Beake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

The final season of team captain Chip's football career at Valley Falls High finds him fighting a new coach, who threatens to destroy the fair play, sportsmanship, and good citizenship that have made his team great.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080541987X
• ISBN-13: 978-0805419870
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good But Not the Original, July 18, 1999

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This review is from: A Pass and a Prayer (Chip Hilton Sports Series #5) (Paperback)

This volume seems to be one of the favorites of Chip Hilton fans everywhere. The forces of evil mobilized against Chip are particularly bad and the final scene actually a bit violent (well, at least by the standards of fifty years ago). Read and see how far we, as a people, have fallen in half a century. Of course, better still, read the original. The current edition has been updated to satisfy the dogmas of feminism and the cliches of youth culture. Gosh, doesn't anyone get that it was those very forces which destroyed the world of Chip and Coach Rockwell and gave us America of 1999?!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good wholesome values. Excellent reading for young people, June 16, 1999

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This review is from: A Pass and a Prayer (Chip Hilton Sports Series #5) (Paperback)

In his final year of high school Chip Hilton, All-State quarterback, is ready to lead his veteran Valley Falls High School team to a second straight championship. Tragedy strikes when coach Henry Rockwell is hospitalized and is fighting for his life. One of the towns leading citizens and the head of the school board conspire to oust the "Rock". They bring in an unscrupulous outsider and install him against Rockwell's recommendation. He quickly causes disharmony and chaos on the team. Hilton is suspended from the team several times. The way that Chip deals with adversity and fights back, makes great reading. It also teaches excellent values to young folks. A must read for Chip Hilton fans

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in the series, January 25, 2001

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James J. Clouston "jimc1215" (Lincoln, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Pass and a Prayer (Chip Hilton Sports Series #5) (Paperback)

I have read just about all of the 20+ volumes in the Hilton series and this has always been my favorite. In addition to being good sports stories, Chip always had to overcome some evil forces to triumph in the end. The evil is so strong in this story, that I want to punch the air in satisfaction when Chip wins out - no matter how many times I have read the book. If you are new to the series, however, I would suggest you start with the first story - "Touchdown Pass" - and go from there.